Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Athens instead of Crete, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Crete
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Athens
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.65
€9.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.06
€1.92
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
€0.51
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Crete
|
Athens
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.27
€1.19
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.59
€6.15
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.29
€5.87
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.50
€4.20
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.89
€4.56
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.87
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.83
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
€0.56
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.86
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.53
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
€0.49
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Crete
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.64
€7.12
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€28.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.86
€12.00
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Crete
|
Athens
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.55
€30.37
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$634.68
€592.14
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$557.32
€519.96
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.41
€143.13
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Crete
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$463.20
€432.15
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Crete
|
Athens
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$5.36
€5.00
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.71
€3.46
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.88
€4.55
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.36
€46.05
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.65
€9.00
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Crete
|
Athens
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.11
€80.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.32
€35.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.75
€87.47
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.38
€107.65
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